how tough is polymer really

[Sam Cade]

Yeah, he used a 40S&W CorBon in a 45acp pistol.

He was shooting a G21 chambered in .400 Corbon and it went ka-blewy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.400_Corbon

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Polymer isn't tough at all. It will melt on a hot stove, and a good-sized dog could likely make short work of at least the grip section.

 

[buckhorn_cortez]

Polymer isn't tough at all. It will melt on a hot stove, and a good-sized dog could likely make short work of at least the grip section

Yeah...and it's an inferior material for followers in pistol magazines according to the popular Internet gun forum meme - so how could it possibly work in an entire gun frame?

 

[DeepSouth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4MdYrwUU0E&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

[meanmrmustard]

Polymer isn't tough at all. It will melt on a hot stove, and a good-sized dog could likely make short work of at least the grip section.

Polymer doesn't melt. It crystallizes, which doesn't necessarily render a weapon useless in the field if it does.

 

[aka108]

Shot with a guy at the range a few years ago who was into polymer Glocks. Said he left one on a coffee table. His big ol' dog had plactic toys. Got ahold of the Glock and chewed it up to almost unrecognizeable mass. Seems like all the new pistols are part polymer of sometype and are quite popular with shooters. I just can't get away from all steel. Guess some of us old coots just resist change.

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

Someone posted a picture of their Glock after his big dog got a hold of it. I guess Glocks aren't dog proof.

 

[mljdeckard]

Polymer used in guns is more resilient than steel. Anything that happens to a polymer-frame that might make me question its integrity, would also make me question the integrity of a steel-framed gun.

 

[481]

Yeah...and it's an inferior material for followers in pistol magazines according to the popular Internet gun forum meme - so how could it possibly work in an entire gun frame?

That's funny. Subtle, too.

 

[stubbicatt]

I remember reading many years ago that the bullpup AUG issued to Australian troops would melt the polymer trigger pack after some extent of automatic fire. I don't know it to be true, but supposedly it was a well known defect.

Perhaps AUG has fixed this.

I appreciate the polymer in my Glock 19. Neat handgun which I do not anticipate ever wearing out.

 

[FIVETWOSEVEN]

Originally Posted by Derek Zeanah
How many reports of cracked polymer pistols are we seeing? I've not seen one, so apparently they do OK.

I believe I did see one Walther P99 with a cracked frame at one time. That's it for me though.

 

[wickedsprint]

I'd trust polymer from a high drop more than metal.